Cousins

The beauty of this shot is that it is not posed at all. Lily came up behind Colin and bear hugged him. I need to find a picture of Kevin and I when were this little...

Feliz Navidad

We had a wonderful Christmas. Kate visited first then headed off to Rochester. Toni and Dave came on the 22nd and then Matt made it in on Christmas Eve (thanks to Michael!!! What a guy!). It was an action packed week. We enjoyed having so much family around. Santa was good to us too. Must be the Archers have been better than we thought. ;)

Lily and Grandma Toni

Jack with his jello stained face

Lily and her Uncle Matt

Toni and her boys

Toni and Dave bought us a WII for Christmas!!!!! We are really excited about our new gift. My uncle Tim bought us an extra controller too...so we're set. I would also like to mention that it in our bowling competition Toni and I scored better than the men. Just putting that out there.

Jack and his buddy

Love from Grandma. The pajamas are from Steve...so cute!

Somebody adores Matt!

They look deep in thought

Our Beautiful Girl

Playing with the new toys!

Grandpa Dave had to get on the computer and Jack thought it would be appropriate to get his laptop and work alongside him

Playing with the new Spaghetti Playdough Factory

Great times! Miss everyone already!

Pre-Christmas Visit

Kate came to spend time with us a few days before Christmas. The kids were thrilled to have their auntie around. I love the one shot of Lily with her head in Kate's lap. Sometimes Lily can be shy around people and I thought it was sweet how she went right over to Kate. They couldn't get enough Kate!

Jack opening his new boots from Kate. He loves them too. He kept putting them on by himself!

Reading Time

I think they had woken their aunt up in this picture and were happy to climb all over her. That's the best way to start your day...forget Folgers.

Love

Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night!!

Probably my favorite christmas song / moment from the movie "Meet Me in St. Louis"



And to make you laugh my favorite tidbit on exterior illumination:


Wishing all our family and friends (who are with us today and who are missing) a merry christmas and new year filled with happiness, health and good fortune. xoxo

Wish My House Looked Like This All The Time!

But wait...there's more

This is the multi-tasking song.

Christmas Concert

Jack had his first concert this morning. It was fun watching so many three year olds sing their hearts out. Jack seemed rather solemn. I'm not sure if he just didn't like the fact that there was an audience or if the surroundings were different or if he's not a performer (not likely). Anyhow, I still think it's so sweet to watch him sing because he seems very focused on the task at hand. He loves music. Afterward, we got to see his classroom and then the whole family went to Panera for lunch. A pretty stellar day if you ask me.

This was taken after the concert. Jack was excited by the fact that he could go in the four year old room and run around on the letter and number rug. Lily stood in the middle to supervise.

The three year olds. Jack is sitting to the far left.

Lily and I waiting for festivities to commence

Lily was getting tired at this point but seemed rather happy that her dad was there.